HomePro RF Home Automation ALL ON Button OK Button Navigation Buttons
(toggle left or right thru menus) Cancel Button
(cancels actions) ZTH100 Programmable Radio Frequency Control Remote Transmitter Operating Instructions Menu Button
(Activates menu display) ALL OFF Button Scene button
(Brings up scene menu) Numbered Speed Buttons
(Grants quick access to groups and scenes) BEFORE YOU BEGIN... READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS Remove battery cover on rear of transmitter. Install two (2) AA alkaline batteries (included). There are no field repairable assemblies on this unit. It is covered by a two year limited warranty. If service is needed, the unit must be returned where purchased. BUTTON LAYOUT MENU OK LIGHT BULB ON LIGHT BULB OFF LEFT ARROW RIGHT ARROW C S 1 TO 6
- ACTIVATES THE MENU DISPLAY.
- ACCEPTS CHOICES ON THE DISPLAY.
- ALL GROUPS ON.
- ALL GROUPS OFF.
- MENU NAVIGATION BUTTON, LEFT.
- MENU NAVIGATION BUTTON, RIGHT.
- CLEAR. CANCELS ACTIONS.
- SCENE BUTTON. TURNS SCENES ON/OFF (PREDETERMINED GROUPS OF APPLIANCE AND LAMP MODULES AND WALL SWITCHES).
- SPEED BUTTONS. GRANTS QUICK ACCESS TO USER DEFINED GROUPS AND SCENES. HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Getting Started................................................................................................................ 2. HOMEPRO PRODUCTS PAGE 3 2.1 Other HomePro Lighting and Appliance Products.................................................................. 3 3. GENERAL OPERATION 3.1 3.2 3.3 System Description. ............................................................................................................... Remote Transmitter Software features. ................................................................................. Powerdown and Display Timeout............................................................................................ 4. HOW TO USE THE ZTH100 FEATURES Menu navigation and selection .............................................................................................. 4.1 4.2 Groups/scenes........................................................................................................................ 4.2.1 Add module to group ............................................................................................................ 4.2.2 Add module to scene. ....................................................................................................... 4.2.3 Exceeding node limit. ............................................................................................................ 4.2.4 Adding unsupported device types to the network.................................................................... 4.2.5 Name a group/scene............................................................................................................... 4.2.5.1 Character set. ........................................................................................................................ 4.2.6 Remove module from group/scene......................................................................................... 4.2.7 Delete group/scene................................................................................................................. 4.3 Timer ...................................................................................................................................... 4.3.1 Create/Edit a timer .................................................................................................................. 4.3.2 Delete timer ............................................................................................................................ 4.4 Child protection ..................................................................................................................... 4.5 Burglar deterrent.................................................................................................................... 4.5.1 Activate burglar deterrent ..................................................................................................... 4.5.2 Exclude module .................................................................................................................... 4.5.3 Include module ....................................................................................................................... 4.6 Setup....................................................................................................................................... 4.6.1 Set time .................................................................................................................................. 4.6.2 Display contrast ...................................................................................................................... 4.6.3 Setup All On/Off ..................................................................................................................... 4.6.4 Copy configuration to another remote transmitter................................................................... 4.6.4.1 Sending information to another remote transmitter................................................................. 4.6.4.2 Receive information from Master remote transmitter............................................................. 4.6.5 Resetting lamp and appliance modules................................................................................... 4.6.6 Reset remote transmitter......................................................................................................... 5. OPERATION MODE 5.1 Operation display.................................................................................................................... 5.1.1 Secondary remote indication ................................................................................................. 5.1.2 Scene indication...................................................................................................................... Low battery indication. ........................................................................................................... 5.1.3 5.2 Using operation mode............................................................................................................. 5.2.1 Controlling groups using speed buttons.................................................................................. 5.2.1.1 Pressing a speed button briefly. ............................................................................................ 5.2.1.2 Holding a speed button down.................................................................................................. 5.2.2 Controlling groups using navigation keys. ............................................................................. 5.2.3 Controlling scenes .................................................................................................................. 5.2.4 All ON/All OFF ........................................................................................................................ 6. OTHER INFORMATION Other Z-Wave devices and Warranty................................................................................. FCC Notice.................................................................................................................... 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 22 22 23 23 24 ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 2 HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 GETTING STARTED Congratulations on your purchase of the ZTH100 and other HomePro components. This manual will guide you in understaning the full capabilities of the HomePro Sytem and operation of the Remote Transmitter. 2. HOMEPRO RF PRODUCTS 2.1 OTHER HOMEPRO LIGHTING AND APPLIANCE PRODUCTS The remote is designed to work with HomePro lamp and appliance controls, and thus control the following products:
ZDP100 ZDW100 ZRP100 ZRW100 RF Lamp Module RF Wall Mounted Dimmer RF Appliance Module RF Wall Switch Plug-in, 300W, 120VAC Wall-mount, 500W, 120VAC Plug-in, 15A, 120VAC Wall-mount, 15A, 120VAC Z-Wave modules of other types can be added to the system and will also act as repeaters if they support this functionality. However they cannot be controlled with this controller. 3. GENERAL OPERATION 3.1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION The HomePro product line from Advanced Control Technologies includes several products that are intended to work together to provide convenient control of all of your home lighting and appliances. By using the ZTH100 remote control transmitter, all of these HomePro devices are linked by a state of the art wireless communications network featuring patented Z-Wave technology. This technology insures that the commands that you give through the remote transmitter are reliably communicated by radio to the intended HomePro device. The remote transmitter controls up to 64 HomePro devices, which include both plug-in and wall mounted dimmers and switches. The remote transmitter finds a way to route your commands to the intended device through other HomePro dimmers and switches. This is possible because each of these devices are designed to retransmit the commands that are sent thru them to adjacent devices that might otherwise be out of range of the remote transmitter. The Z-Wave system provides that a command can be routed if necessary through as many as three different devices in route to the intended device. Communications with devices employing Z-Wave technology is bi-directional. That is, when a command is sent from a remote transmitter, an acknowledgement is sent back to it by the affected devices to confirm that the command was received. In the unusual situation in which a command is not properly received, a mes-
sage will appear on the remote transmitters display to inform the User. 3.2 REMOTE TRANSMITTER SOFTWARE FEATURES. Provides user level control for 64 modules. Allows configuring of 64 groups with up to 64 modules in each. Allows configuring of 32 scenes with up to 64 modules in each. Eight (8) timers are available to the user. Each timer can be used to control any one of the existing groups. Burglar deterrent mode that randomly turns individual modules ON/OFF in the network. Displays the time in 12 hour AM/PM format Allows multiple remote transmitters (one master and two or more secondary ones) in various locations for convenience. 3.3 POWER DOWN AND DISPLAY TIME-OUT The ZTH100 goies into a power saving mode after a period of inactivity in order to conserve battery life. pressing any key will cause the unit to wake up and process any of your commands. The display is blank in the power down mode. HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 1. HOW TO USE THE ZTH100 FEATURES 4.1 MENU NAVIGATION AND SELECTION Pushing the Menu button will activate the menu display.:
a. b. c. and keys are used to navigate through the menu. All menu levels wrap around. activates the currently selected menu item.
(or Clear) cancels the currently selected item and will in most instances step back to the previously selected menu level. If used from top menu level the Remote will return to clock display. The top menu level behaves like this: Using the right and left arrow buttons you can toggle right or left through the menu selections of : GROUPS SCENES TIMER CHILD PROTECTION BURGLAR DETERRENT SETUP Top level menus wrap around, so arrow buttons in any direction will repeat menu selections. Select any one by pressing OK. Follow instructions to set up that function (explained in following paragraphs). Using the Clear button (C) at any time will take you back to the Time (which will auto-off after 10 seconds) 4.2 GROUPS/SCENES The layout and behavior of the groups and scenes menus are very similar. Where they are identical, groups is used as an example. ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 4 HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4.2.1 ADD MODULE TO GROUP Adding a module to a group using the menu is done this way:
Alternatively if the group has been named, the name shows up instead of the number. To add more units repeat the procedure ADD UNIT TO GROUP 4.2.2 ADD MODULE TO SCENE. Adding a module to a scene is done this way:
Note that hitting C will not clear units that already have been stored in the selected scene. A module is stored when Switch included is shown in the display. HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 4.2.3 EXCEEDING NODE LIMIT. This application supports up to 64 modules. If the user tries to add more than 64 modules to a group or scene this message will be displayed:
However the module will be given a valid ID and it will be used as a repeater if it supports this functionality, but it cannot be directly controlled by this remote. 4.2.4 ADDING UNSUPPORTED DEVICE TYPES TO THE NETWORK As mentioned elsewhere devices of other types than multilevel and binary switches can be included into the network and will be used by the protocol; they cannot be controlled by this application. If the user adds an unknown device to the network this information will be displayed:
4.2.5 NAME A GROUP/SCENE To name a group or scene enter the relevant menu. Then select the group/scene name to be edited. In order to delete a name, just select the group/scene and clear the old name using C. Note: Shaded area indicates blinking cursor. 4.2.5.1 CHARACTER SET. The characters available for naming are: A,B,C,D,..,Z, and 0',1',2',..,9', Note that no lower case letters are available to the user. ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 6 HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4.2.6 REMOVE MODULES FROM GROUP/SCENE. Clear cancels the current selection. Navigation keys only work if more than one group or scene exists. 4.2.7 DELETE GROUP/SCENE Scroll left or right to find scene. HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 If no active groups or scenes exists the following occurs:
4.3 TIMER The timer menu consists of the following menus:
Timer information is stored in the remote transmitter not in the plug-in module. 4.3.1 CREATE/EDIT A TIMER There are eight timers available for the user. Each timer controls one of the existing groups as chosen by the user. If an existing timer is selected that timer will be edited. Pressing the clear button will cancel the editing and leave the timer as it was. The time indicated when selecting a timer is the start time of that timer. ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 8 HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Once a timer has been selected the following flow is executed when creating/editing a timer:
If a group is named the group name will be shown. HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 9 ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 4.3.2 DELETE TIMER When a timer is no longer needed it can be deleted using Delete a timer menu. 4.4 CHILD PROTECTION Child protection is a feature that protects against unintended use of a module. For this feature to work the module must support it. ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 10 HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. If a module button is pressed you will get:
or depending on which of the two options you selected. 4.5 BURGLAR DETERRENT When in burglar deterrent mode the remote will randomly turn module on and off in the time interval set by the user in the customize time menu. By default no modules are included in the burglar deterrent mode. So the first step the user should perform, is to include the units that should be used during burglar deterrent. See section 4.5.3 for information about how to include units in burglar deterrent. The following issues should be noted:
1. When the burglar deterrent period expires or is exited by the user, the remote will turn off all the modules it currently has marked as activated. This may include units that already were ON before burglar deter-
rent was started. 2. Because of the randomness involved the actual start time when burglar deterrent activates the first module will vary from the start time with +/-15 minutes. 3. After burglar deterrent has activated the first module it will make sure that at least one module is on during the burglar deterrent period. 4. If only one module is included in burglar deterrent this module will be turned on when burglar deterrent activates the first time and not be turned off until burglar deterrent ends. Refer to paragraph 3. 5. When the end time is reached it will take from 0 to 59 minutes before it turns off the modules it activated. 6. Burglar deterrent information is only stored in the remote. HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 4.5.1 ACTIVATE BURGLAR DETERRENT Activating burglar deterrent will will take the user through a time period customization and put the remote into a special mode where it will stay until burgular deterrent is cancelled. By default no units are included in burglar deterrent. This message will be shown when the user tries to activate burglar deterrent:
ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 12 HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4.5.2 EXCLUDE UNIT An included module can be excluded once again using this menu. Note that by default no modules are included in the burglar deterrent mode. 4.5.3 INCLUDE UNIT When first activating burglar deterrent the modules that the user wants to use should be included using this menu. In addition an excluded module can be included once again using this menu. HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 13 ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 4.6 SETUP The setup menu is used to access system functions. The layout is as follows:
4.6.1 SET TIME 4.6.2 DISPLAY CONTRAST C cancels the contrast adjustment and returns to idle. Default contrast is 50% which is restored whenever the batteries have been removed. ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 14 HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4.6.3 SETUP ALL ON/OFF Using this menu it is possible to customize the way All on/off works. Units can be included or excluded from all on/off commands (units are included first time they are added to the network). HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 15 ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 4.6.4 COPY REMOTE TRANSMITTER. This menu is used to copy information from the Master Remote A master remote must be used to include new modules to the network and to reset modules. Transmitter to other remote transmitters, so that they may control units known by the Master Remote Transmitter. A replication of a remote is done as follows:
1. Select Receive information on the remote which should receive the information (i.e. the Secondary Remote) 2. Select Send information and either Identical copy or Only system information on the remote that is to send the information (i.e. the Master Remote). 3. Wait until transmission is completed and both the remote transmitters return to clock display. 4. If a transmission error occur. Please repeat from 1. Considerations:
1. It is important to note that all information on the receiving remote will be deleted before any information is received. 2. Burglar deterrent and timer information is not copied to the secondary remote. 3. Slave remote transmitters can not be used to add newly acquired or reset modules to the network 4. If a secondary remote is added as one of the first 64 units, it will take up a node ID thus limiting the number of units that can be controlled from the master remote. 5. If modules are moved physically it should be done as mentioned in 4.6.5 and the replication should be repeated 6. New modules added to the network are not automatically known by the secondary remote transmitters. They have to be transferred from the Master Remote by the replication process, or by adding the new node to a group or scene on the secondary remote before it is known by the Master Remote. ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 16 HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4.6.4.1 SEND INFORMATION There are two options. If the user wants an exact copy of the master remote including groups, scenes, names and so forth Identical copy should be selected. If the user wants to create groups, scenes and names from scratch Only system information should be selected. When sending is activated the master remote will wait for a secondary remote to respond to its node information broadcast. 4.6.4.2 RECEIVE INFORMATION The flow of the Receive information menu is shown below. HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 17 ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 4.6.5 RESETTING LAMP AND APPLIANCE MODULES (INCLUDES PLUG IN AND WALL MOUNT) If a switch is to be moved to a new position or added to a new network, it has to be reset before doing so. This is done using this menu. 4.6.6 RESET REMOTE TRANSMITTER The remote transmitter can be reset in two different ways. User data only and factory default. User data only, will only reset groups, scenes and names. The Remote Transmitter will still information about the modules that have been added to the network. Factory default will clear the remote of all information, and it will clear groups, scenes, names and will delete all modules from the network. A factory default reset should be used with extreme care. ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 18 HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5. OPERATION MODE 5.1 OPERATION DISPLAY When the clock is displayed the remote control is in operation mode. It is from this mode the known units can be controlled through either groups or scenes. 5.1.1 SLAVE REMOTE INDICATION When an underscore is shown in the left bottom corner the remote transmitteris a secondary remote with the limitations mentioned in these instructions. 5.1.2 SCENE INDICATION. From the operation mode press the scene prefix button S. The display will change to:
This indicates that the next key press will be used to control a scene (if any available). 5.1.3 LOW BATTERY INDICATION. This message indicates that it is time to replace the batteries. It will go away when the batteries have been replaced. 5.2 USING OPERATION MODE Operation mode is the mode where the following display is indicated:
This mode is also the idle mode to which the remote returns after performing operations. In this chapter the functions available in operation mode will be described. 5.2.1 CONTROLLING GROUPS USING SPEED BUTTONS. Groups are controlled by either using the keys 1 through 6 or by using the navigation keys (< or >) to select the group that is to be controlled. Note that dimming a group never displays any failures that might have happened during transmission as does an ON/OFF command. 5.2.1.1 PRESSING A SPEED BUTTON BRIEFLY. The buttons marked 1 through 6 are used for speed access to the first 6 groups or scenes. Pressing the number button briefly will toggle the selected group on or off. Even if the remote is powered down (display is off) a key press on a speed button will toggle the group. The display will show the following message:
HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 19 ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 Alternatively, if the group is named, the name will be displayed:
The text is displayed for a few seconds or until transmission is complete depending on which of these actions occurs last. If no group of the selected number is defined, the following message will be shown for a few seconds:
If for some reason the transmission fails, the following message will be shown until the user presses a key:
5.2.1.2 HOLDING A SPEED BUTTON DOWN. Once a group is created on a speed button, it will start dimming when the speed button is held down. The remote will listen for node information frames while the button is held down. If it detects a node-information frame from a valid (reset/valid ID) node, it will add this node to the group being dimmed. This figure illustrates the display during dimming:
Note that once a module is at maximum or minimum dim level the dimming will stop. The button must be released and held down again in order to change dim direction. If a node information frame is detected during dimming, the ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 20 HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. sequence is as follows:
NOTE: If the group on the speed button is unused the user will be presented with the option to include a module when holding down a speed button. This is done with the following display:
5.2.2 CONTROLLING GROUPS USING NAVIGATION KEYS. Another way to access groups is to use the navigation keys (<,>) from operation state. This is the only way to control the groups from 7 to 64. Also note that it is only the existing groups that show up when the user toggles through the HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 21 ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 list. If a group is named the name will be shown instead of the number. In order to switch a group ON or OFF the OK button is pressed briefly. If the OK button is held down the group will be dimmed and it will be possible to add module to the group being dimmed like mentioned in 5.2.1.2 It looks like this:
If a node information frame is detected the flow is like this:
5.2.3 CONTROLLING SCENES Scenes are accessed through the scene prefix button (S). The remote transmitter will indicate that it is in scene selecting mode by the display shown in 5.1.2. When in this mode the arrow or number keys can be used to select a scene as mentioned in 5.2.1 except for the fact that scenes will be activated. Once a scene has been activated the remote returns to group mode. Note that scenes can only be activated, not dimmed or deactivated. However they can include switched off modules and also note that setting a scene will never return a failure message. ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 22 HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5.2.4 ALL ON/ALL OFF Hitting all on button will show this display and all off button will result in This display will be shown for the duration of the transmission, which for larger setups can be a while. If the transmission fails either or will be shown until the user presses a key. 6. OTHER INFORMATION The remote transmitter supports 64 modules. If the user adds Z-Wave devices other than HomePro to the network, those modules will use one of these modules identification, if they are assigned as one of the first 64 modules. However since the protocol supports up to 232 modules it is possible to create a setup with 64 modules and numerous modules of other types. The modules must be added to the network before other types of modules are included. The remote application will ignore the modules that are added after the 64th, but the protocol will make sure that they get a valid home/module identification and that they are used as repeaters if they support this functionality. WARRANTY Advanced Control Technologies, Inc. gives this expressed warranty (along with extended warranty endorsements, where applicable) in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied, including (without limitation), warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. This constitutes Advanced Control Technologies, Inc.s sole warranty and obligation with regard to our products as well as the Customers sole remedy. Advanced Control Technologies, Inc. expressly disclaims all liability and responsibility for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any further loss of any kind whatsoever resulting from the use of our product. The Customers sole and exclusive remedy and the limit of Advanced Control Technologies, Inc.s liability for any loss whatsoever, shall not exceed the purchase price paid by the Customer for the product to which a claim is made. Some states do not allow limitations of incidental or consequential damages or on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. All products manufactured by Advanced Control Technologies, Inc. are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship in accordance with and subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. This warranty is limited to the original Customer only. It cannot be transferred or assigned to third parties unless the intent to transfer to a third party is expressly indicated in a purchase order and/or warranty processing arrangements have been agreed upon in writing by Advanced Control Technologies, Inc. 2. Advanced Control Technologies, Inc. will correct any defects in material or workmanship which appear within one (1) year from the date of purchase. Advanced Control Technologies, Inc. will repair or replace, at our option, any defective prod-
ucts, provided that our inspection discloses that such defects developed under normal and proper use. This warranty does not extend to goods subjected to misuse, neglect, accident or improper installation, or to maintenance or repair of products which have been altered or repaired by anyone except Advanced Control Technologies, Inc. unless otherwise stated in writing. 3. An appropriate charge (50% of product list price) will be made for testing, repairs, replacement and shipping for returned product which is not defective or found to be defective as the result of improper use, maintenance or neglect. 5. Information in our descriptive literature is based on product specifications that are current at the time of publication. Product specifications, designs and descriptive literature are subject to change as improvements are introduced. Although we announce changes as they occur, we cannot guarantee notification to every Customer. Advanced Control Technolo-
gies, Inc. warrants delivered product to conform to the most current specifications, designs and descriptive literature. HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 23 ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 FCC NOTICE Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer-
ence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communica-
tions. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. ZTH100 Operating Instructions 060902 24 HomePro by ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.